| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |